HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1890-11-13, Page 2ZIGI(TY.ONE LIVES
LOST,
Visastrous Collision on the New
Jersey Coast,
TEN STORY QF THE WRBOIL
A New York deapatch says: Six miles
off Barnegat, ort the Janet' °Oast, at 8.30
caolook Thursday evening, wait the steam -
dap Vizottya on her way to Havana. Near
by was an unknown and probably unseen
aohooner. The night waft Weer, the moon
ehiniag brigbtly, the sea smooth. Seven
tiabautee /Etter both vessels were at the
bottom of the sea, and with them sank 81
of their peeseugers and crews. In those
seven minutes a collision and a death
eteuggle with the waves had taken place.
ItIvery Passenger Drowned.
All the.paisengers of the Vizcaya were
kat. Them names are Senor Juan Pedro,
a partner of the firm of J. M. Cobedtoe
Co., of this oity, and one of the ownere of
the lost steamer; 1. R. Calvo, wife and
son, M. Purr and two children, Mr. A.
Raise, Jose Acambia, Rimers Alvarez,
Juan F. Redman, Oecer Islaur, Luigi
Tallinn and Jose M. Garda. Twelve of
the crew of 77 were eaved from the steam-
Dhip.
The fate of the crew of the schooner is
otill unhnown.
The first news of the disaster was re
-
calved here when the steamer Humboldt,
from Brazil, arrived at Brooklyn, having
on board the survivors of the oatztetrophe.
Captain Blaok, of the Humboldt, said
that at daybreak this morning hie ship was
of Barnegat light. Suddenly from off their
port bow came a ory for tielp. Peering in
that direotion through the miat of early
morning the officers of the Humboldt
saw three masts sticking out of the water,
and clinging to the yards and rigging
people were seen. A boat was quickly
lowered and rowed to the Boone, and the
unfortunates were rescued. Their joy was
unspeakable when they were taken into the
boat, The rescued men belonged to the
Vizcaya.
The rescued sailors were chilled to the
bone from exposure to wind and wave, and
mould have held out but little longer.
'When they were brought to this city they
Alien taken to the office of J. M. Cattalos
at Co., 90 Wall street, the owners of the
Vizcaya. The firm had received notice of
the loss of their vessel but a few moments
before the earvivors walked into the office.
Tor the neat, hour all was excitement.
None of the survivors could talk English,
and for some time it was impossible to
obtain a correct account of the wreck.
The Doctor's Account.
From Dr. Rico the best account was ob.
tained. He said: " Everything was work-
ing nicely. It Was about 8 o'clock when I
was on deck ana took a few tarns back
and forth While smoking a cigarette.
1 dM not see any vessel near us. The ship
was in charge of the first officer, who was
on the bridge. I went down to the saloon
-then, and there met Mrs. Calvo.
We eat down and began talking. Sad-
denly I heard the gong in the
enginemoom ring the stop signal. Before
I could even wonder what it was for,
there came an awful shook, a
crashing scraping sound on the deok
over our heads and the steamer
rolled well over on her port side.
Everybody in the saloon was thrown down.
All was excitement, men and women and
children shrieking for help. Mrs. Calvo
aeized my hand and begged me to find
and save her boy. I told her
I would. I went up to the
deck to find him. There a terrible scene of
confusion met my eyes. The bridge, deck-
house and foremigging were all torn away.
There was a great gash in the starboard
side, just abaft the coal bunkers, and
through this 'opening water poured in.
Close by on our starboard beam was a big
four -masted schooner with her bowsprit
and fore rigging gone and her bows stove
in. She, too, was filling rapidly. Men
were running here and there all over
our decks shoutingall kinds of
orders, and I can remember seeing the crew
of the sohooner doing the same thing on
their veesel. The next thing I knew the
water was washing over our deck. The
steamer was fast sinking. With a wild
idea of saving ourselves, several of us
acrambled up the port fore rigging. Down
went the steamer and up we climbed.
We reached the foretop -gallant yard, and
juat then the bull reached the bottom.
This left as jest above the surface
DE the water, bat every well drenohed
our lower limbs. There were twelve of us
in the rigging. Some of our crew had tried
to reach the schooner, but she had gone to
the bottom just as quickly as the Vizcaya
had, and so far as we could see there was
not a soul in eight to bring to a succor."
survivors Landed.
A Lewes, Del., despatch says : The tug
Hercules aerived this evening and reports
that it was the sohooner Cornelius Har-
grave which collided with the steamer
Vizcaya off Barnegat. Ten men from the
Hargrave and seven from the Vizcaya
were picked up by the schooner Sarah L.
Davis, and were transferred to the Her.
cules. The tug Rattler, which has been at
the scene of the wreck, picked up the body
of a woman supposed to have been the
etewardess of the steamer. The survivors
report nearly a hundred people were cling-
ing to the wreck at one time. The schooner
Hargrave, Capt. Allen, cleared from this
port Oct. 27th witia a oargo of coal for Fall
River, Mass.
A Southern Feud.
A Birmingham, Ala., despatob says: A
fend, which has been brewing for some
time near Croretvell, St. Clair county, broke
out yesterday. in earnest. Two prominent
families are Involved, and many lives will
probably be lost before it is ended. Fonze
and Powell Hancock and George Norgher
have been ginning for eaoh other for some
time. Yesterday morning Fonze fired two
shots at Norger'but missed him. Later in
the day Powell Hancock went to Norgher's
house, and the two men opened fire on each
other. At the fourth shot Hancock fell
dead. Hie brother and Wanda are now
hunting for Norgher with the intention of
shooting him on sight. Friends have also
rallied around Norgher, and a bloody fight
is eripeoted.
While Bailey's traction engine and
threshibg machibe were passing near
Carmel Methodiet Church, Carewrigbt,
last week, a young man named William
Methaffy, in attempting to catch the
poker which was slipping off the engine,
loot his balance and fell before the wheels.
The engine was goirig too fast to be dapped
quinkly, and the thresher Imaged over his
body, crushing it frightfully, and causing
death in a very short time.
The steamer Penneylvanie from Phila-
delphia Ocitober 22nd, arrived in Qaeerna
town this relenting. She reports having
encountered a hurricane, Which lasted four
days. The wind created heavy nes, one of
which boarded the atesaner, snenthing
lifeboat. The pager:WU] were kept below
eattOke for 60 home.
CURING CONSUMPTION,
PrOf' /13°12's ExPeliMentri With Nis Newly
Di000vered Lymph
XNCIVIENT CASES CURED.
A. Berlin cable says Prof Rada refuses to
say more ou the subject of hie diecovery of
the cure tur consumption than late been
published m the National Zeitte7.g, No
further pentioulars are obtainable acept
that metallic salts are used in the prep.
ration of the lymph. The lyrepla lieving
killed the haeillus, acts as a medlum to
re•eetablieh the patientat Meath by its
inherent healing powers, alai also fortifies
him against the farther invasion of the
baoillue. The lymph, is obtained by a
long and extremely diffieule process
at great cost, and the cure will
therefore be available only for the wealtkY,
if the remedy is not bought by the Govern.
manta of the different countries for the
general benefit of humanity. It is expected
that long-standing oases of lune consump-
tion cannot be cured by the invention, nein
such cases other parasites besides the
tuberculosis -Ionians eat their way into the
long, while Prof, Koch's lymph (telly kills
the betooillus proper; but it kills it imme-
diately and stops the premed of coneump
tion. Prof. Koch refuses to answer ques-
tione, as they interfere with the progress of
his experiments. The demon who have
seen its working declare that the
new invention is superior to the dia.
°ovary of chloroform. Prof. Koala is
making experiments at the present time in
Prof. Senator's Ward of the Charity
Hospital in this city on slight mesa of con-
sumption. The patients have signed
papers, declaring they will undergo the
treatment of their own free will without
holding Prof. Kooh reeponsible, if the
results should unfortunately prove fatal.
The professor has one assistant who is
bound by oath not to breathe to anyone the
slighteat information of anything he
sees or bears. From e reliable eource
a reporter learns that the great
difference in the lymph used to fight email.
pox and that used in the battle against
consumption is that Prof. Koch inoculates
only pereons who are already striokee with
phthisie. This fact proves that it i- ot
preventive, as the smallpox lymph is. The
celebrated Prof. Leiden is the only person
in Koch's confidence, and has the very
greatest hope e. f the discovery. He said
Prof. Iamb woual have remained silent if
his aresess were not assured. Prof, Koch
will announce his invention by means of
an illustrated 1 °tare, which will soon be
delivered before the Medical Society.
A TRIPLE TRAGEDY,
A Dispute A.bout a Boundary i,ine Leads
to a Double Murder and Suicide.
A St. Paul, Minn., despatoh say s : This
morning at 10 30, at South St. Paul, a
sickening tragedy was enacted, two men
now being dead and a third wounded.
Benj. J. Rodgers, of the big live stock cons.
mission farm of Rogers & Rogers, and one
of the best known stock dealers in the
Northwest, was killed by Geo. Robarge
near the latter'; house, a mile and a
quarter from the stook yards. Some
cattle belonging to Rogers, in charge of a
young herder nemed Mende, were being
driven across Robarge's premises to their
grazing ground when Robarge aeeaulted
Mickle. Mr. Rogers, whose house is near
by, heard of the trouble and went
to the spot. lie tried to get Robarge
to mark the line of hie property
so as to prevent future trouble, but
the latter was too angry to pay eny atten-
tion. Robarge made an attempt to assault
Rogers with a shovel and then an axe, but
was kept off. He then procured hia shot
gun and shot Billy Rogers, who had come
upon the scene, in the shoulder. The
wounded man ran for his life, and Robarge
opened fire on Benjamin Rogers, emptying
a load of shot into his head by the left ear,
making a frightful and fatal wound, death
resulting almost instantly. As soon as the
news of the murder reached the stockyards
an excited crowd of MOE started out with
guns, but they were too late. After an
exciting search they found Robarge in his
barn dead. He had placed the muzzle of
the gun to his head and pulled the trigger
with his toe, blowing off the entire top of
his bead and spattering his brains over the
stall where he lay. The murderer and
suicide was an Anarchist,
Crescent vs. Cross.
A Constantinople cable eays : An en-
counter has occurred between a detach-
ment of Turkish troops and a bend of
farmed Armenians, near Erzengatteo, 75
miles southwest of Erzeroum, in Armenia.
Seven soldiers were killed Asnri fifteen were
wounded. Acting under an order issued by
the Sultan, the Governer of Erzerouna
summoned all the Moslems to the mosques,
where exhortations were rend in regard to
their treatment of Christians. In the ex-
hortation the Christian were termed
brothers, and the Moslems were oelled
upon to treat them with respect. They
also declared that the Sultan WAS deter-
mined to protect the Christians within his
domains.
Mrs. Piercey's Damaging Admissions.
A London cable says: Mrs. Crichton,
oilers Pieroey, who is under arrest on the
charge of murdering Mrs. Hogg and her
infant, and with whom Hoeg, the husband
of the murdered woman, acknowledged he
had a liaison, has, admitted that she had
invited Mrs. Hogg to visit her. In response
to this invitation Mrs. Hogg vieited her on
Friday last daring the afternoon. In the
course of their conversation Mrs Hogg made
a remark that Mrs. Crichton disliked, and
she resented it. A few words were then
exchanged by the women. At this point
the prisoner abrnbtly concluded her ad-
missions with the remark that she had
bettor not say anything more.
News Abou Women,
Mies Braddon is to try het hand at a
melodrama.
Ctermany employe 5,0f 0(00 women in
industrial pursuits; England, 4,000,(s 0;
France, 3,750,000.
A society hat been incoreesated in Now
York to protect the young IP, emits, sewlog
women of that city.
Min Fay Fuller, of laseensa, Wash.,
has lately made the asoeht ot Mount ea.
mint, which is 14,444 feet s,ish.
How a half million women are banded
together forgood : Th
iere ere 200,-
000 women n the Women's Chrie-
tian Temperance) Union, 135,000 in
the King's daughters, 100,000 in
the Woreen's Relief Cozen), and 35,000 in
the Eastern Star.
Mrs. Nicholson titans atla edite the New
Orleans Picamerte,and n welanannaged paper
it is, too. In New York on Saturday right
the good ladies of the Women's Pr. se
Glatt had Mee. N. as their gn6st of hobos',
and they get forth for her euith a bar (vet
55 18 rarely Spread.
On & Ciennectierat ra iroad is 4 r ows•
boy 82 yeare 010. Ell Was formerly a
. 0012001 teacher,
assamomememoneemeriairmaia.
ANOWIE/14 WITNESS OA1.141113.
His Story of the etenler-Derttelot Troxiblee
Seem,a rrobaule Ono.
, A 13ruseelet cable says; I have jaet bad
an interview with the Belgian Lieutenant
Baert, who was Tippoo Tib'e secretary at
the time of the EmIn relief expedition.
He was a frequent visitor to the Barttelot
camp. Ile Wail preeideat of the Eitenley
Wall's court-martial mist& tried Sauget,
Barttelot's murderer. Lieut. Baert says
Stanley'estatenaent that any Engliela jury
would have scquitted Sauget seems to be an
impeachment of the court•martia1' 1 airs
nese. The real twit ie that during the
trial Selma himself alleged no other motive
for murdering Barttelot than that
Barttelot, dieturbed during the night of
July 17th by the Manyenaa musical revels,
which he had Manly forbidden, issued
from hie hut, wherein Bonny also slept,
discovered that the noise was naade by
Saasga s wife, and raised his atiok against
her, whereupon Sanga, in unpremeditated
anger, thrust his gun spinet
Berttelot'a breast and fired. He was so clots
that Barttelot's clothes were found
buraed on his body. This was the version
of ah the eye -witnesses, corroborated by
Sane himself. The savage needed no
stronger motive than the aforesaid slight
provocetion to murder Barttelot, because
he expected that, according to Manyema
customs, he would not be sentenced to more
than a pecuniary penalty for taking another
man's he. This impression was so much
ingrained in Seaga a mind, that when he
learned that he was really goitag to be shot
he shrieked and swooned. Baert adds:
This is a truthful account of the trial, as
recorded by myself and fellowinciges,
Captains Reneuse and Bobson, embodied
in the official report, which oan be found in
the Congo State's aohives. Stanley's in.
sinuations that Sang& was was impelled by
greater and fouler provocations may rest
upon eeoret reports, which he probably be.
lieved true; but which are shown to be
false by Swage's own confession. Among
his own European officers Barttelot had
enemies who may easily, Barttelot
being dead, have blackened his charsoter
One thing, however, must be
said in all justice, Barttelot
although he was a real gentleman, a splen-
did officer who carried bravery to the pitch
of recklessness, war greatly disliked,
because of ill -temper, impatience and
intolerance towarde the natives and
Arabs. I witneseed all his negotiations
with Timpoo Tib regarding the reinforce-
ments promised by the latter to Mr.
Stanley. He constantly spoiled them by
his intractable character, and thereby
really brought about his own disasters.
One his own offietera slept with their
revolvers under their pillows, fearing moll
other, Barttelot having set them all at
loggerheads. It is also whispered that
Barttelot had excited the anger of the
black following by having some of them
shot for slight offences between Yambuya
and Banalya the day before the murder.
I will not vouch for the truth
of the latter report. It is perfectly
true that Stanley himself would certainly
have ovemome all the difficulties to which
Barttelot succumbed through impetuou.s.
nese. As a matter of fact Barttelot knew
bis unpopularity and foreeaw his fate. He
epoke of it with magnifioent oourage and
coolness. Dining with me at Stanley
Falls, jus e before starting to join Stanley,
he said, • These are the last pancakes I
shall ever eat. I am doomed to be killed.'
I asked, Why don't you carry a revolver,
instead. of a simple stick ? ' Bei:mese I
shall surely be shot or stabbed from
behind. Therefore a revolver is useletisa "
Weighing all this, Lieut. Baert eimid—ssee
the certainty that Stanley can prove
nothing impeaching Barttelot's honor,
although the report furnished to him by
Troup, Bonny or others may lead him to
believe in good faith that he can.
A London cable says: In an article in
the Contemporary Review, Dr. Peters, who
claims to be authorized by Emin Pasha,
asserts that Mr. Stanley more than one
threatened to force Emin to anorapany
him to the coast. Dr. Peters says that
when delivering the offer of King Leopold
of Belgium to Emin, he urged the latter not
to accept intoning him that the authorities
of the Congo State had a bad way of hint-
ing, and King Leopold had treatea him
(Dr. Peters) badly. Peters accuses Stanley
of drinking wine, with his dinner served
in European fashion, while the others at
the same table were without wine, and ate
negro fare.
THE EELS COLUMN.
le PM interview published in the Tele-
graph, Mr. Stanley, still indulging in in-
nuendo and evading the charge tbat he left
the mum of his men with Major Barttelot,
declares that the bad state of the rear
column was due to 000arra008S too horrible
to describe in all their barbarity. If fally
described they would make an English-
man's blood boil and his cheeks finch with
shame. Being asked what caused the
wholesale deaths there, Mr. Stanley ex-
citedly asserted that he saw men with
holes in their bodies alive with maggots.
In nnewer to Troup's charges Mr. Stanley
asked whether if they were true hia own
return multi have caused enthusiasm and
revived hopes in the rear column BB it did.
He accuses Troup of jealousy and ambi.
tion, and says the failure of the
officers to protest against Barttelot's action
to jestify themselves compelled him to in-
clude all four in the same condemnation.
Mr. Stanley eays he possesses letters of 16
pages from 1 roup containing matter which
it is impossible to publish and that Troup
refusee to modify it.
In reply to the charge that he sought
fame and riches Mr. Stanley says he spent
£12,000 on the expedition before the start
was me,de, and distributed £4,000 among
the members of the expedition on their re-
turn for the mdmirable service they
rendered during the African trip. After
describing in a graphic manner the death
of Major Barttelot he concluded by am.
phatically declaring that he knew nothing
of the alleged immorality in the rear
column andd that the trouble was some.
thing entirely different.
The Industrious Liar.
A great many stories are current about
Birchall, but they are made up of whole
cloth, and can be traced to the wits about
town. One story is to the effect that Rev.
Mr. Wade, while praying with the
prisener, asked him if he desired to go
so heaver, ard that Birchen replied
that he had friendst in' both please. Another
story is to the effeot that a nerd McGee, who
resigned sat210 time ago, wished to banish m
large black oat that Birchen pets, and which
was almost all the time in the call with him.
Birdsall Fished him why he wished the cat
removed, and McGee said that only a few
days before he bad read ttbout & bleek oat
that had Brushed the breath from a baby dur-
lug the night, and the child Wag found dead
in the morning. Birohall replied that it
would not be that way be his oase, as
it would be the cat that would be
found dead in the morning. Yet another
etory ie to the effect that Birchen is
113 the habit of dousing with water any
priaoners who happen to be in the jail yard
and wander under his window. Enquiry
proves that these etoriee aro all flotation,
and in some Osseo manufactured oo as to
injure him with the publio.
A TERRIBLE COLLISION,
An Operator's Blunder Bends Trains
Crashing Together,
roun KILLED AND BIA.NY HORT.
A Syracuse despatob of last (Monday)
night says: An accident, most horrible
in detail, marred on the Delawere, Lemke-
wanna ati Western Railway at Rook Cut, a
station about three mild] south of this
city, through the undue unoffiotousnese of
a boy telegraph operator by the name of
M. A. Clark. The accident occurred. about
5.40 o'clock this afternoon, and the blunder-
ing of the operator resulted in the death
of four persons and the injury of many
others, and the destruetiort of several
thousand dollars' worth of rolling stook of
the road. The New York ae Pacifies day
express train from the south, which
is due in Syracuse at 5 55 p. m., passes
Rook Out at 5.40 o'clocat. It does not
stop there, bat passes the station at the
metal rate of speed, which ia about 40
miles an hour. Before the express was
due at Rock Out two coal trains from Syra-
cuse had arrived at the station and had
been run in on a switch on the north side of
tate main track. The engine on the first
train that went in on the switch stood
pretty well up towards the east end of the
aide traok. Engineer Jas. Doyle, of Scran-
ton, Pa., of the coal train, was in the cab
of his engine waiting for the express to pass,
when he would pull out. Michael Tierney,
brakeman, was also in the cab, cleaning
his lantern. The second coal than was
behind Doyle's and about 70 feet from the
caboose of the forward train. Clark, the
operator, was in hie room in the station, a
few rods east of the switch. He was on
the loolnout for the express. The latter
was on time, and as the headlight of its
engine came into view it flashed through
Clark's mind that the switch was open and
if it was not closed the express would &oh
into the coal train. No sooner
did the thought enter his brain
than he dashed out the door,
rushed to the switch and swung it
over. Then he realized, but too late, hie
mistake. As the switch was turned the
express swung on to the side track and the
crash of the engines spoke the result. Like
mentors they ground each other to pieces.
The noise of the collision was lost in the
oriee of the passengers within the coaohes
of the express train. The fireman and
engineer of each engine were caught in the
wreck and ground to death. Their names
wore: James Doyle of Scranton, Pa, and
Myrtle Fernard, his fireman ; Michael J.
Bnrke of Syracuse and Jeremiah Lee, his
fireman. The body of Engineer Doyle was
found lying by the fence on the north side
of the road. His left arm was severed from
the body. The body of Fireman Fernand
was found buried ander tons of vereekage.
Burkoa body lay under a great mass of
twisted bon and wood on the south side of
the track. The body of Firemen Lee was
found tightly wedged between the body of
hie engine and the oab.
A CO Va7ARDLY MIIBDEll.
Two Burglars Shoos Down an Old Man
who was Defending his Premises.
A Troy, N. Y„ despatab says : Thos.
Churchill, 83 years of age, was murdered
by burglara on Friday night at hie home in
the little hamlet known as" The Hem-
locks," two miles south of Solanylerville.
Two men attempted to break into the
house. They broke the window of the room
Where Churchill and hie wife were sleeping,
and demanded that he should let them in.
The old man refused, and they tried to
break in through the kitchen door.
Churchill defended his property, striking
at them with a bayonet which he had fixed
on a stick, when one of the men drew a
revolver and fired three shots. One shot
took effect in Churchill's left breast, killing
him instantly. The men went to the eftice
of W. B. Webster and had their wonnds
dressed. They were Michael Henahan, of
Solanylerville, and Patrick Hnghes, of
Montane, who has been visiting in Schuyler -
villa. Henahan has a flesh wound in hie
left breast, while Hughes has a serious
wound in the groin. Both men were placed
under arrest yesterday.
Rifled the Woman and Suieided.
A Columbus, O., despatch says : A most
horrible murder and 'suicide occurred at
113 Ent Rich street to -day. Tnnie
Amaok, a divorced man, shot and instantly
killed Mrs. Elizabeth Anderdon, a woman
who had separated from her husband, and
of whom Amok had become enamoured,
Two policemen pursued the murderer to
hie boarding-house, but he was too fleet for
them, and rushing upstairs he round his
son, told him what he had done, and
ordered him from the room. Soon after a
shot was heard, and the officers burst in
the door and found Amack lying on tbe bed
deal
Men's Fashions,
The Inverness cape, for faladress wear,
is now made with the velvet collar.
There appears to be but slight excite-
ment over the whereabouts of famm waist-
coat patterns.
The range of trouserings is wider than
it has been, end among the multiferions
patterns of quietude, principally in stripe
combintione, there are some designs abet
will appeal to advocates of the fanciful.
The winter overcoat will be in a variety
of shades of kereey and melton, made with
ample velvet collier, and both single and
double-breasted. The overcoats are curi-
ously in contradistinction to the trim out
of the undercoats, full and box -like. The
more distinguished heavy -top coat of the
year, however, is made of black dull -faced
Durham beaver.
The double-breaated sack roundabout,
that ia distinctively a ceobweather gar-
ment, is coming strong for the winter
season. The suitinge are made almost ex-
clusively in dark -blue heavy cheviots, in a
rough, indistinct ribbed pattern. It is
quite proper to wear other trousers of some
complimentary shade with this serviceable
and well.looking coat as a relief occasion-
ally to the troneers that =tole.
The patterns of Boffins shown are of
the mildest charader imagineble in in.
visible ribs or small check pattern, and
nonabirtations of gray and Week, gray and
bine, end a variety of shades in solid gray
predominating. There aro of thee() last
named steel areas and blue graya, and an
irtdefineble but rich effect, oelled grey-grev,
Tho mixtures are made up in eingle-breasted
sock and cutaway Buitings.—Clothier and
Ihtrninher.
Italians and Smallpox.
A New York despatch satip: The eteenser
Be/gravis, of the Anchor lino, arrived fhb
morning, having over 1,000 immigrants on
board, most of whom are Italians. The
veseel corned from Med iterraneeas porte and
anchored off quarantine. Her eaptain
refused to allow the revenue officers to
board her, tinging that stnellpox had de.
veioped among the pasaeogere. The health
offiners will take charge of the slok person -
gore and goarantine thena, and afterwatde
disinfect the eteamet.
ALIOE WALIA.OE'S TRIAL,
fille is ()barged With Feeding Her Husband
Rough on Rats,
WHAT THE WITNESSES SAID,
A Chatham despatch says: Mrs. Alice
Wallaoe Was placed in the (look this morn-
ing on the charge of having murdered her
husband, James Wallace, at Tilbury East,
on the 9th September, 1889, by administer-
ing rat poison. The prisoner was arraigued
at the laet Assizes and pleaded not guilty,
but the MB was pOStp011ed on account of
the absence of it material witness, whose
evidence has since been taken under corn.
mission by consent of the prisoner's
counsel, Mr. C. E. Pegley, Q. C. The
primmer during part of the trial eat in the
dock with an infant in her errata Shortly
atter Mr. Macdougall (for the Crown)
commenced his opening addreee to the
jury the infant interrupted the proceedings
for a short time, and had to be removed,
Later on the prisoner interrupted Mr.
Macdougall, stating that ehe knew
nothing of the affair; that her husband
had been dying for 11 years, and
was not poieoned. After referring to the
horrible nature of the crime of poisoning,
Ur. Macdougall stated that they would
prove that the prisoner and her husband
had not been on good terms; the 'Drown
would prove a motive on the prisoner's
part; they would prove by medical testi.
mony that there was enough arsenic found
in the deceased's body to poison a horse;
they would also prove that the prisoner,
two months before the poisoning, sent her
daughter to Mr. Sales' to get some "rough
on rats," which was procured. Certain
contradictory statements made by the
prisoner would also be given in evidence.
Detective McKee was the first witness.
He stated that he bad taken some "rough
on rats" from Sales' etore, in Port Alma,
and delivered it to Analyst Prof. Heys.
Angus Cameron, a neighbor of deceased's,
testified with reference to the deceased's
health. He saw the deceased vomiting a
good deal before his death.
Dr. Bray, jail surgeon at Chatham, stetted
that be held the inquest at Tilbury. The
prisoner made a statement, which was taken
down by the witness. The prisoner stated at
the inquest that there was no "rough on
rats" in the house.
Pars. Ida Cern swore that prisoner
handed her a newspaper on one occasion,
and asked her to rend a paragraph to the
deceased. The paragraph contained an
anount of poisoning by "rough on rate."
Shortly after witneee saw prisoner's little
girl carrying a box of " rough on rats" from
the store to Wallace's.
Mary Wallace, prisoner's daughter, swore
that the prisoner sent her so Sales' store to
get some " rough on rate," which she pro-
oured and took home. The prisoner told
witness to say at the inquest that Miss Maud
Beggs sent her for the "rough on rats,"
which witnesa did swear to at the inquest.
Witness heard deceased say to the prisoner
the morning before he died: "Woman,
you have not been poisoning me, have you ?"
to which tile prisoner replied : " My God,
do you think anyone would do that ?"
Thomaa Wallace, jun., a 16.yearold son
of the prisoner, was examined at some
length. He said his parents used to get
along very well. On one occasion they had
a dispute and prisoner was going towards
deceased, James Wallace, with a table knite
in her hand, hut witness at once took the
knife away, fearing she might do some harm
with it.
Reuben Jones, county constable at Til-
bury, stated that he audited the prisoner.
He heard prisoner tell Dr. Bell that she
would give him 050 cash if he would settle
this matter up at once, as she was afraid
the Wallaces would try anti get her into
trouble.
Abraham Smith, a son-in-law of the
prisoner, stated that he obtained permis-
sion to see prisoner in the jail last week,
and that prisoner handed him a slip of
paper, which prisoner gave to Detective
McKee. Witness identified the paper pro.
duced as the one banded to him. The
document was read in conrt' and is as
follows : " If I do not see you
before, or do not get a chance to speak
to you, be sure and swear everything in my
favor, and if you can clear me you are all
the one I care for: you can clear me if you
try. For God's sake do not let them chit.
dren swear against me; you's all have to
stand up for me this time or I will be in a
bad shape. If you was in ray place I would
swear to anything to dear yon."
Kate Guy teetified that the evening after
the inquest prisoner stated to her that Tom
Wallace knew better than to blame it on a
etranger, after leaving the poison in a cap
on the Thursday when he was up. The
prisoner blamed Tom Wallace for the in-
quest being held. The prisoner also stated
to witness that the deceased had said when
dying that it was the poison that was
killing him.
William Carr swore that he had fin.
proper relations with the prisoner during
the time of her husband's illness. On cross-
examination, witness would not deny that
he had stats i in the hotel after the inqueet
that as had told round town that he had
improper relations with the prisoner he had
to swear to it.
The court adjourned at 6.30 thia evening.
The case will occupy the attention of the
court probably till late to -morrow night.
The trial of Alice Wallace for the murder
of leer husband on September 9il1, 1889,
was continued this morning.
Enoch Sales, merchant, of Port Alma,
testified that about July, 1889, prisoner e
daughter Mary came to his store and
purchased a box of "Rough on Rats."
Shortly after the death of James Wallace
Detective McKee procured from witnese
two boxes of "Rough on Rats" for
analr.Y6ia
Dillyer attended the deceased a few
months before his death. He wee suffering
from is disease of a private nature.
Dr. Bell held a post-mortem examination
with Drs. Bray and Fleming. There were
symptoms of eupheraio poisoning; had no
suspicion of arsenio poisoning. The
symptoms discovered would be oonsietent
with poisoning by arsenic,
Dr. Fleming's testimony agreed with the
testimony of the last witness.
Dr. Bell also corroborated the medical
evidence previously given.
Professor Heys, analytical chemist, ex-
amined and tested the contents of two
bottles given him by Wm. Douglas, jun.
Tim fires; bottle ()ordained the stomach of
the decemsed ; found no evidence of poison.
The second bottle contained the viscera of
deciettsed, and on being tested proved to
contain fotir-tenthe of it grain of arsenic.
Witnesa would judge from that there Must
have bean six grains in the body.
After: Pitt. Heys' evidence the doctors
were recalled, end stated that they believed,
after hearing the evidence of Prof. Hayes
that death resulted from arsenical
poieoning.
The defence called neighbors who 'more
that prisoner and ad:teased lived happily
together;
that prisoner Wati kind to 'de-
ceased. They oleo stated that deceased
wee suffering from it disease of a private
oharaoter ; that he Otiffered terribly ; paid
eitamilallearetalla
be was no use in the world and wished be
wits dead, %ma wonted to know where be
could get sonlettling to end his
TUE UND1IB WILEOKrOD.
A Won, Known Schoonin., Vertnerlir
Owned inKaintiton, Monoeorstst la ads
Lake.
A dispatch to MOUS. S. Crane at 00., of
Toronto, intimates that the schooner
Undine, Captain Alexahderhalt
foundered in twenty.five feet of we:ter off
Charlotte, which barber she Waa trying to
make for shelter during the storm of
Saturday night nod 8macitty. The crew
were got off ettfely, but the weed is, it ia
believed, irrecoverably gone. The cargo of
coal, 400 tons for Messrs. Crane, was in-
sured, but there was no malt rwritered risk.
on the sohooner. She is a ioro•and-after
of 196 tons register, and VMS VIM:Hind
this Summer by Capt. Tare from Myles, of
Hamilton, and Capt. Jolanseota who sailed
in her previous to tho °bang° of owner.
A stanch craft, ehe was thoroughly over- •
hauled laat winter and classed A2, For
swift sailing qualities she :nail not her
equal on the lower lakes. She was bound
from Oawego to Toronto.
An Oswego despatch says: The aohooner
Undine, owned by Capt. Alex. Ure, cargo.
400 tone coal, from Steins, bound for
Toronto, Was caught in the gale last even.
ing when about twenty miles west of
Charlotte port. The schooner was put
about and headed for Charlotte for shelter.
The sea was heavy and Was breeking over
the vessel, and the captain was keeping as
close as possible to the south elite e in order
to avoid the sea. When passing Braddock's •
Point, about 8 pin., the cards:in was de.
ceived by the darkness as to the distance
from shore, and his veseel struck one of
the rook ledges, which at thin point rata
out into the lake nearly a mile. The
Undine struck a glancing blow, immedi-
ately freed herself and was heeded out.
An examination was made end it was seen
she was filling rapidly. The pumps were
put to work, but were unable to keep her aa's
free, and the crew, consieting of the cap.
Wu, four men and a woman cook, took to
the yawl boat and none too men, as the.
vessel eank immediately. Atl.er a perilous
trip the crew reached Charlotte about
midnight, The 'Maine is owned by Capt..
Ure, is not insured and will probably prove
it total loss. The cargo WdS owned by S.
B. Stuart et Co. of Roohester. The captain
was unable to say in what conaltion the
vessel lies, but thinks in about 30 feet of
water. He has gone this morning to make
an examination. The crew lost every.
thing they had, end one of them,
Michael Kelly, had hie ankle badly sprained
Tbe Undine was built in 1868 by Mr. 3.
Lavelle, ehip.builder, of this city. The -
boat was built for Misfire. Thos. Myles k
Son. Mr. Charles Bayles was muoh sur-
prieed to hear of the lose ot the vessel.
"She had the most remarkable luck,"
said he this morning, "of any beet I ever
knew. For twenteotwo years she sailed
these lakes, touching at every port between
Duluth and Quebec. During the whole of
that time I never heard of her losing is
mast or sail, and she was as dry and tigbt
this summer as dee Was the summer ehe
was built. She was sold to Cept. Ure, I
understand, for $2,600. She ,;swi a remarka-
bly fast craft and some firm laces have -
taken place between her anti the Ells -
Murton, '
ELLA IN THE STORM.
On Saturday night the satmoner Ella
Murton arrived at Kingston from ' Fair
Haven with 535 tons of coal. Capt. Boun-
ders experienced very rough weather before
getting into port.
Bich Mews mascot:ea
Erastus Wiman believes that there is -
luck in keeping a Newfoundland dog around
the house,
Cyrue W. Field has a piece of the first.
ceble laid between Ameriett and Europe.
To Mr. Field it is invaluable.
Pierre Lorillard is is firm believer in the
effioacy of the horseshoe. There are an,
dozen or more rusty horsoshoee around his
establishment.
Henry Villard cherishes with studious
care the golden spike with which the last
rail that marked the completion of the
Northern Pacific Railroad was finished.
Jay Gould has a mascot. He has clung
to it for seventeen years. It is a pen -
wiper made of blue velvet. It is always -
upon Mr. Gould's desk and he locks it in
a special compartment when he leaves the.
office.
A conspicuous object in the office of'
Russell Sage is an ancient $1 bill in a glass
frame. Mr. Sege proudly informs hi.
friends who gaze at it outiously that it is
his lucky dollar, the first doaar he ever "
mede.
Washington E. Connor carries an old
copper cent of the coinage of 1831. When
he plays cribbage orbilliards he pulle the
ancient coin out and look e at it. He
generally wine after going through that ,
performance.
Andrew Cernegie's mascot is an anoient
brass telegraph key, such as operators use.
He ahows it to every vieitoraand he would
sooner part with one of his rolling.mille
than with the emblem of his early laborat
John H. Sateen has a mammoth mascot
It is the tng William H. Vanderbilt, one of '
the largest and handsomest boats of its •
kind in tbe world. Par. Sterin believes
there is lack in having a boat named after
Mr. Vanderbilt.
George Gould carries his meson in a -
locket which dangles from his watch chain.
It is a miniature panting in oil of hbs.
charming wife, nee alias Edith Kingdon.
Young Pdr. Gould has a strong belief in 14
power to ward off danger,
Snow fell to the depth of about a foot
west of Lake Superior on Monday night,
John Evans, who was mangled in the
Rat Portage sawmill on Saturday, died of.
his injuries.
During the past three montlaa oity pro-
perty in Winnipeg to the value of $3,00fir
000 changed hands.
The Speaker has issued hie warrant for
a new election in South Victoria, and the
date is expected to be ftxed ahout the first
week in December. -
Since the let inst. the 13. S. Treasury ,
Department has paid out 420,000,000 on
account of pension, causing a reduction of
the surplus to that extent.
The vieiting members of tho British Iron
and Steel Institute left Montreal yesterday
for Boston, whence they prooeed to New
York en route for England.
The Central Chambers of Agriculture in.
England yesterday adopted a resolution
deolaring the necessity of keeping up the
embargo on American cattle,
The first result of the U. S. elections to .
be known for a certainty Was the enema of
the propodition to increage the backing of
the Worldai Fair to 510,500,000.
Patrick Kinsella, the youth who was so
injured on the C. P. R. at London last week
that his deoth was expeoted, is reported to
be improving, arid may survive his terrible
wound.
The authoritied of the Salvation Army
core ple.in that theit men are brutally trotted
by reties at St, johns, Que., and that the
pace cannot, or will net, afford them pro-
teotion.